2-699-251 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Old Charing Cross', (1881). The Eleanor Cross erected in the 13th century by King Edward I in memory of his wife, Eleanor of Castile. It stood at what became known as Charing Cross in London. The original monument was demolished in 1647, and a replica now stands outside Charing Cross Station. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]